Player Dossier

2011-2014

Tennessee

Brendan Downs

TE • 6'5" • Bristol, TN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Brendan Downs reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

25

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Player Story

Brendan Downs built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Bristol, TN wearing No. 85, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Brendan Downs' career was his receiving role: 19...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8741

Huntsville · Huntsville, AL

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Brendan Downs, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee. Brendan Downs reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
155
Receptions
19
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Brendan Downs quick answers

Latest team and position
Tennessee · TE
Career Receiving Yards
155
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
Top game
Cincinnati
Recruit profile
3-star · Huntsville · Florida State
High school pipeline
Huntsville · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 85 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
12 receiving yards · TE 257th (top 88%) · SEC 191st (top 87%) · National 1,630th (top 87%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonTennessee2334044.1
2012 Regular SeasonTennessee3339156.4
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee81270248.3
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee1112152.3

Related Context

Brendan Downs played TE for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brendan Downs recorded 155 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Tennessee.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Tennessee paired 39 primary output with 80 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

3

Receiving Yards / G

13

Efficiency

80

Usage

4.2

Consistency

75.8

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Akron: 6. Alabama: 15. Missouri: 18

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 1 by 40. Alabama: 1 by 100. Missouri: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins6 · Games = 1 · -10.5 vs Losses
Losses16.5 · Games = 2 · +10.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

100 vs Missouri

Result
Sat 11/10vs MissouriL 48-511181818018
Sat 10/20vs AlabamaL 13-441151515015
Sat 9/22vs AkronW 47-26166616

Player Story

Brendan Downs story

Brendan Downs built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Bristol, TN wearing No. 85, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Brendan Downs' career was his receiving role: 19 catches, 155 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Brendan Downs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Tennessee

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2011201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonTennessee3456.75.2
2012 Regular SeasonTennessee39804.25
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee7031.49.831
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee12803.6-58

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Cincinnati

Week 2 · W 45-23

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32

Receiving Yards

73.2 takeover

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Missouri

Week 11 · L 48-51 · Conference game

18

Receiving Yards

69.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Alabama

Week 8 · L 13-44 · Conference game

15

Receiving Yards

68.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs South Alabama

Week 5 · W 31-24

20

Receiving Yards

66.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs South Carolina

Week 8 · W 23-21 · Conference game

20

Receiving Yards

65.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 44.4 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Tennessee

39 primary output · 80 efficiency · 4.2 usage

56.4

#2

2014 Regular Season · Tennessee

52.3

12 primary · 80 efficiency · 3.6 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Tennessee

48.3

70 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games